Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sunderland win with a probability of 50.81%. A draw had a probability of 25.9% and a win for Wycombe Wanderers had a probability of 23.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.93%) and 2-1 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.22%), while for a Wycombe Wanderers win it was 0-1 (8.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.